Instructions:
1. Select one of the texts we will/have read this semester. (Be sure the short story, play, or poem is one from the syllabus for our class.)
2. Conduct research on the text to learn more about the author, era, genre, and the text itself
3. Form a logical and cogent argument about the message of the text, and you must state this argument in a clearly worded thesis statement.
4. You will need to discuss the author, social mores at the time the text was written, and any additional elements you feel necessary to qualify your thesis. You should also discuss the format of the text (fiction, play, drama, poetry) and how the author used this genre to bring his or her text forward. This will include some analysis using the elements of fiction, drama, or poetry.
5. You must analyze the text using one of the critical theories from Chapter 9 (if you need help selecting a theory, please let me know).
6. The research must come from the Pasadena College Library Databases. The research must be documented in the paper in MLA format with parenthetical citations and a fully documented Works Cited page.
7. The research paper is scaffolded; this means you are required to submit a first draft and a final draft. You will get feedback on the first draft; this will help you write a better paper.
Think about what is interesting to you and which piece you connected with.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Requirements:
7-10 pages
5-6 secondary sources (only one may be an Internet Site, the rest should be databases and books)
MLA Format:
Full Heading
Times New Roman 12
Black ink
Page numbers
Works Cited Page (the Works Cited page is not page 7; it is an addendum)
960144
3 hours ago
You can choose from the following texts:
The Yellow Paper
Story of an Hour
The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
The Things They Carried
A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings
Oedipus the King
Trifles
Othello the Moor of Venice
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